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Wes Davis

Wes Davis

Weekend Editor

Wes Davis holds down The Verge on weekends, reporting on everything tech and entertainment under the sun. He loves fixing what is (and ain’t) broke with gadgetry and smart home tech, and came to The Verge from the freelance Wi-Fi router review world.
When he’s not writing tech news, Wes is cycling (transportation, not racing), gaming, or recording music nobody should listen to. You can find him most places under the username "blunderchief."

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How far would you go to open an unsigned Mac app?

If you update to macOS Sequoia, you’ll have to go to Settings > Security & Privacy and approve the app on first open, because Apple is taking away the current right-click (ctrl-click) workaround.

The warning signifies the developer never had Apple malware scan and notarize the app. Sensible security step or not, I’ll still grumble every time I have to open Settings to run something.


A screenshot warning that an app can’t be verified.
I just want to open my apps.
Screenshot: macOS
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Some good news from Intel.

The company says it was able to boot up and load operating systems on Intel 18A-based processors, including Panther Lake AI PC chips. 18A is part of Intel’s roadmap to regain its footing in the processor market.

The good news comes not a moment too soon, as the company recently confirmed that crashing 13th- and- 14th-gen processors are unfixable, then laid off 15,000 employees last week.


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Gemini may be rolling out to personal Gmail accounts on Android.

You may need to close and reopen the app to see it, but according to Android expert Mishaal Rahman, Gemini is showing up for non-Google Workspace users.

Gemini can do things like summarize emails, suggest next steps, or draft replies. Before now, you’ve needed a Google AI premium subscription or a Workspace account for access to the AI assistant.


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Disney Plus now takes you to Iceland.

In the Apple Vision Pro, that is. Disney Plus has rolled out a National Geographic edition virtual environment for its visionOS app that lets you watch movies in a snowy corridor in Iceland’s Thingvellir National Park.

The environment uses “3D models captured on-site using photogrammetry,” according to Disney’s announcement. When you watch a movie, it turns dark and shows you the Northern Lights!


A GIF panning across the new environment.
Sadly, it only works in the Disney Plus app.
GIF: Disney Plus